New restaurants and bars opening in London this week

This week, both Tamila and Forza Wine get ready to open their third places and The Whiteley is unveiling its next big restaurant.

Tamila

Soho - 19-20 Poland St, London W1F 8QF

This will be the third Tamila, the curry house from the same team that are behind both The Tamil Prince and The Tamil Crown. Billed as their flagship restaurant, it will have the same focus on South Indian food, with dishes like Thanjavur chicken curry and Chettinad lamb curry on the menu. In this location they'll also have a larger bread offering, including garlic coriander naan, and new small plates.

Opening date: 24 February 2026 (soft launch 24-25 February)

Forza Wine

Soho - Manette St, London W1D 4AL

Like Tamila above, this is the third location for Forza Wine, having originally opened on a Peckham rooftop, followed by their National Theatre outpost. At the time of writing, we don't actually know too much about the Soho opening, but don't expect it to stray too far from their popular format. So there should be a great menu of Italian small plates along with a strong list of low-intervention wines.

Opening date: Soft launch 26 February 2026, full launch 29 February

Whiteley’s Kitchen, Bar & Café

Bayswater - Senses, 1 Redan Place Six, London W2 4SA

Following the very successful launch of Nela, the next opening at The Whiteley is upon us. This one is launching as part of the Six Senses hotel and it does sound like they're doing something interesting with the restaurant here. It'll be a British affair that they're describing as "vegetable-forward", although there will be dishes like charcoal-grilled Suffolk pork enriched with shio koji and mustard jus. The bar here should also be useful if you're in the area, and everything on the list there can be served with or without alcohol.

Opening date: 1 March 2026

Br3wery Taproom

Furzedown - 97 Moyser Road, London SW16 6SH

This is the third taproom for a South London brewery that started life in a shed, this time opening in Furzedown. As well as their beers, you can expect wines from Crystal Palace Wine Club. As for food, they've brought in Naked Loaf Pizzeria (who are also on the same road) to help pair your beers with pizza.

Opening date: 27 February 2026

This week's events

23 February (Bloomsbury) - Madeeha Qureshi, author of The Red Sea Cookbook (and MasterChef 2021 finalist) is hosting a supper club at Honey & Co Daily, where they'll be serving Saudi Arabian recipes. Tickets are £65.

25 February (Mayfair) - MasterChef 2025 winner Harry Maguire is coming to Alain Ducasse for a collaboration dinner with Chef Patron, Jean-Philippe Blondet (he cooked with him on the show). Tickets are £300

26 February (Southwark) - Great British Menu finalist Avinash (Avi) Shashidhara is having a supperclub at Kokum, where he'll be cooking a sharing-style feast celebrating regional Indian flavours (£65)

28 February (City of London) - The Jang Supper Club returns, bringing in Jane Alty (co-founder of The Begging Bowl) for a special four-course dinner that celebrates both Thai and Korean cuisines. Tickets are £65.

28 February (Islington) - Rake at the Compton Arms is bringing up Verdant Seafood Bar from Falmouth, Cornwall for one night only. Expect dishes like Rake's braised lamb shank with tartar gravy and popcorn cockles and Verdant's Mylor scallops, salsify, cashew and pancetta and parsley sauce.

Here's what opened last week

Cometa (Fitzrovia) - Opening as part of Carousel, this is their new permanent Mexican restaurant.

Hot Saint Pizza at the Old Queen's Head (Islington) - The new residency at the pub sees an ex-Dough Hands pizza chef in charge.

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